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Poll Watch: Florida Chamber of Commerce 2012 Republican Primary Survey

Florida Chamber of Commerce 2012 GOP Primary Poll

• Mitt Romney 34.33%
• Newt Gingrich 19.31%
• Rick Santorum 14.16%
• Ron Paul 7.30%
• Herman Cain 4.72%
• Rick Perry 4.29%
• Michele Bachmann 3.00%
• Jon Huntsman 1.29%
• Other 0.43%
• Undecided 11.16%

Survey was conducted January 3-7, 2012 by Cherry Communications. The margin of error is +/- 5.1 percentage points.

Poll Watch: AP-GfK 2012 Presidential Survey

AP-GfK 2012 Presidential Survey

REPUBLICAN NOMINATION

• Newt Gingrich 33% [7%]
• Mitt Romney 27% [30%]
• Michele Bachmann 9% [4%]
• Ron Paul 9% [8%]
• Rick Perry 6% [13%]
• Rick Santorum 3% [2%]
• Jon Huntsman 2% [2%]
• None of them (Vol) 6% [2%]
• Don’t know (Vol) 6% [7%]

GENERAL ELECTION

• Barack Obama 47% [48%]
• Mitt Romney 46% [45%]

• Barack Obama 51%
• Newt Gingrich 42%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 48% [49%] (39%) {45%} [45%] (41%) / 39% [37%] (41%) {35%} [35%] (33%) {+9%}
• Ron Paul 37% [38%] (37%) {39%} [36%] / 36% [35%] (36%) {31%} [35%] {+1%}
• Jon Huntsman 26% [22%] (17%) {18%} [18%] (19%) / 30% [28%] (28%) {21%} [15%] (14%) {-4%}
• Rick Santorum 25% [25%] (20%) {25%} [24%] (23%) / 31% [32%] (31%) {27%} [25%] (21%) {-6%}
• Newt Gingrich 40% [35%] (27%) {26%} [35%] (40%) / 47% [51%] (57%) {59%} [47%] (42%){-7%}
• Michele Bachmann 32% [35%] (35%) {37%} [30%] (30%) / 45% [44%] (43%) {28%} [29%] (27%) {-13%} 
• Rick Perry 28% [38%] (33%) {22%} / 49% [44%] (36%) {25%} {-21%}

Survey of 1,000 adults (80% of whom are registered to vote), including a subsample of 460 Republicans and GOP-leaning independents, was conducted December 8-12, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points among all adults.  Results from the poll conducted October 13-17, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 18-22, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted June 16-20, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 5-9, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 24-28, 2011 are in parentheses.

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Poll Watch: NBC News-Marist New Hampshire 2012 Presidential Survey

NBC News-Marist New Hampshire 2012 Presidential Survey

• Mitt Romney 46% (49%)
• Barack Obama 43% (40%)

• Barack Obama 44%
• Ron Paul 42%

• Barack Obama 49%
• Newt Gingrich 39%

• Barack Obama 51% (46%)
• Rick Perry 36% (40%)

• Barack Obama 53%
• Michele Bachmann 33%

• Barack Obama 53%
• Herman Cain 30%

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?

• Approve 40% (38%)
• Disapprove 52% (53%)

Survey of 1,144 registered voters was conducted November 28-30, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 2.9 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted October 3-5, 2011 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: NBC News-Marist New Hampshire 2012 Republican Primary Survey

NBC News-Marist New Hampshire 2012 GOP Primary Poll

• Mitt Romney 39% (45%)
• Newt Gingrich 23% (4%)
• Ron Paul 16% (13%)
• Jon Huntsman 9% (5%)
• Rick Perry 3% (7%)
• Michele Bachmann 3% (3%)
• Herman Cain 2% (13%)
• Rick Santorum 1% (1%)
• Undecided 4% (8%)

Second Choice

• Newt Gingrich 24%
• Mitt Romney 24%
• Ron Paul 11%
• Jon Huntsman 8%
• Rick Perry 7%
• Herman Cain 7%
• Michele Bachmann 5%
• Rick Santorum 4%
• Undecided 9%

Survey of 696 likely GOP primary voters was conducted November 28-30, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.7 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted October 3-5, 2011 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: NBC News-Marist Iowa 2012 Presidential Survey

NBC News-Marist Iowa 2012 Presidential Survey

• Ron Paul 42%
• Barack Obama 42%

• Barack Obama 46% (43%)
• Mitt Romney 39% (40%)

• Barack Obama 47%
• Newt Gingrich 37%

• Barack Obama 48% (46%)
• Rick Perry 37% (37%)

• Barack Obama 50%
• Herman Cain 32%

• Barack Obama 54%
• Michele Bachmann 31%

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?

• Approve 43% (42%)
• Disapprove 46% (47%)

Survey of 1,503 registered voters was conducted November 27-29, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 2.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted October 3-5, 2011 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: NBC News-Marist Iowa 2012 Republican Caucus Survey

NBC News-Marist Iowa 2012 GOP Caucus Poll

• Newt Gingrich 26% (5%) 
• Mitt Romney 18% (26%)
• Ron Paul 17% (12%)
• Herman Cain 9% (20%)
• Rick Perry 9% (11%)
• Michele Bachmann 5% (11%)
• Rick Santorum 5% (3%)
• Jon Huntsman 2% (1%)
• Undecided 9% (10%)

Second Choice

• Newt Gingrich 19%
• Mitt Romney 17%
• Michele Bachmann 12%
• Rick Perry 11%
• Herman Cain 11%
• Ron Paul 10%
• Rick Santorum 8%
• Jon Huntsman 3%
• Undecided 9%

Survey of 425 likely GOP caucus-goers was conducted November 27-29, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4.8 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted October 3-5, 2011 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: Des Moines Register/Selzer & Co. Iowa 2012 Republican Caucus Survey

Des Moines Register/Selzer & Co. Iowa 2012 GOP Caucus Survey

• Newt Gingrich 25% {17%} [7%] (7%)  
• Ron Paul 18% {19%} [12%] (7%) 
• Mitt Romney 16% {18%} [22%] (23%)
• Michele Bachmann 8% {5%} [8%] (22%)
• Herman Cain 8% {20%} [23%] (10%) 
• Rick Perry 6% {7%} [7%]
• Rick Santorum 6% {3%} [5%] (4%)
• Jon Huntsman 2% {1%} [1%] (2%)

Is your mind made up to support ____________________ or could you still be persuaded to support another candidate as your first choice?

• Mind is made up 28% {29%}
• Could be persuaded 60% {60%}

Second Choice

• Newt Gingrich 18% {15%}
• Mitt Romney 15% {14%} 
• Rick Perry 12% {11%}
• Michele Bachmann 11% {7%}
• Herman Cain 9% {15%}
• Ron Paul 7% {9%} 
• Rick Santorum 4% {6%}
• Jon Huntsman 2% {2%}

Like Least

• Mitt Romney 15% 
• Michele Bachmann 15%
• Ron Paul 13%
• Herman Cain 11%
• Rick Perry 10%
• Jon Huntsman 7%
• Newt Gingrich 6%
• Rick Santorum 4%

Regardless of which candidate you support as your first choice, which one would you say is:

The most experienced

• Newt Gingrich 58% 
• Ron Paul 13%
• Mitt Romney 11%
• Rick Perry 5%
• Herman Cain 2%
• Michele Bachmann 1%
• Jon Huntsman 1%
• Rick Santorum 1%

The most knowledgeable about the world

• Newt Gingrich 58% 
• Ron Paul 12%
• Mitt Romney 6%
• Jon Huntsman 5%
• Rick Perry 3%
• Herman Cain 2%
• Michele Bachmann 2%
• Rick Santorum 2%

The most like Ronald Reagan

• Newt Gingrich 25% 
• Mitt Romney 11%
• Rick Perry 9%
• Ron Paul 9%
• Michele Bachmann 6%
• Herman Cain 5%
• Rick Santorum 4%
• Jon Huntsman 1%

The best able to bring Republicans and Democrats together

• Newt Gingrich 27% 
• Mitt Romney 23%
• Ron Paul 9%
• Herman Cain 6%
• Michele Bachmann 5%
• Rick Perry 5%
• Rick Santorum 3%
• Jon Huntsman 3%

The best able to turn the economy around

• Newt Gingrich 22% 
• Mitt Romney 20%
• Ron Paul 17%
• Rick Perry 11%
• Herman Cain 9%
• Michele Bachmann 4%
• Rick Santorum 3%
• Jon Huntsman 2%

The best debater

• Newt Gingrich 50% 
• Mitt Romney 14%
• Ron Paul 9%
• Rick Perry 4%
• Herman Cain 4%
• Michele Bachmann 4%
• Rick Santorum 1%
• Jon Huntsman 0%

The best able to bring about real change

• Newt Gingrich 27% 
• Ron Paul 18%
• Mitt Romney 14%
• Michele Bachmann 8%
• Rick Perry 7%
• Herman Cain 7%
• Rick Santorum 4%
• Jon Huntsman 2%

The most presidential

• Mitt Romney 34%
• Newt Gingrich 25% 
• Rick Perry 10%
• Ron Paul 9%
• Michele Bachmann 4%
• Rick Santorum 4%
• Herman Cain 3%
• Jon Huntsman 2%

The most electable in the general election

• Mitt Romney 38%
• Newt Gingrich 22% 
• Rick Perry 10%
• Herman Cain 6%
• Ron Paul 6%
• Michele Bachmann 3%
• Rick Santorum 2%
• Jon Huntsman 1%

Survey of 401 likely Republican caucus-goers was conducted November 27-30, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4.9 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted November 10-12, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 23-26, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 19-22, 2011 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: PPP (D) Montana 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Montana 2012 Presidential Survey

• Mitt Romney 50% [49%] (50%)
• Barack Obama 40% [41%] (39%)

• Newt Gingrich 50% (46%)
• Barack Obama 42% (44%)

• Ron Paul 48%
• Barack Obama 40%

• Rick Perry 46%
• Barack Obama 43%

• Herman Cain 45% [46%]
• Barack Obama 43% [41%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Newt Gingrich 39% (34%) / 47% (47%) {-8%} 
• Mitt Romney 32% [33%] (38%) / 50% [48%] (39%) {-18%}
• Ron Paul 31% / 50% {-19%}
• Herman Cain 26% [25%] / 56% [27%] {-30%}
• Rick Perry 18% / 62% {-44%}

Do you approve or disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance?

• Approve 39% [43%] (41%)
• Disapprove 56% [54%] (54%)

Survey of 1,625 Montana voters was conducted November 28-30, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 2.4 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 35% [39%] (38%) Republican; 30% [31%] (29%) Democrat; 35% [30%] (32%) Independent/Other.  Political ideology: 27% [27%] Moderate; 27% [25%] Somewhat conservative; 19% [21%] Very conservative; 18% [19%] Somewhat liberal; 8% [9%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted June 16-19, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 10-13, 2010 are in parentheses.

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Poll Watch: PPP (D) Florida 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Florida 2012 Presidential Survey

• Barack Obama 45% (46%) {47%} [46%] (46%)
• Mitt Romney 44% (45%) {43%} [44%] (44%)

• Barack Obama 50% (50%) [50%] (47%)
• Newt Gingrich 44% (42%) [42%] (42%)

• Barack Obama 46% (45%)
• Ron Paul 40% (44%)

• Barack Obama 50% (50%)
• Rick Perry 38% (43%)

• Barack Obama 51%
• Herman Cain 37%

Note: In 2008, John McCain received 48% of the vote in Florida. In 2004, George W. Bush received 52% of the vote in FL.

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 49% (48%) {48%} [47%] (45%)
• Barack Obama 40% (42%) {44%} [42%] (46%)

• Newt Gingrich 49% (45%) [48%] (45%)
• Barack Obama 47% (47%) [46%] (49%)

• Ron Paul 44% (50%)
• Barack Obama 43% (39%)

• Barack Obama 49% (47%)
• Rick Perry 40% (45%)

• Barack Obama 49%
  
• Herman Cain 40%

Note: In 2008, John McCain received 47% of the Male vote in Florida (47% of the electorate). In 2004, George W. Bush received 53% of the Male vote in FL (46% of the electorate).

Among Women

• Barack Obama 48% (50%) {49%} [49%] (46%)
• Mitt Romney 40% (43%) {38%} [41%] (42%)

• Barack Obama 52% (52%) [55%] (45%)
• Newt Gingrich 39% (39%) [37%] (40%)

• Barack Obama 50% (51%)
• Ron Paul 36% (39%)

• Barack Obama 52% (52%)
• Rick Perry 35% (40%)

• Barack Obama 53%
• Herman Cain 34%

Note: In 2008, John McCain received 47% of the Female vote in Florida (53% of the electorate). In 2004, George W. Bush received 50% of the Female vote in FL (54% of the electorate).

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 37% (40%) {41%} [39%] (43%) / 47% (46%) {45%} [39%] (38%) {-10%}
• Newt Gingrich 37% (28%) [32%] (36%) / 51% (57%) [48%] (47%) {-14%}
• Ron Paul 27% (31%) / 53% (51%) {-26%}
• Herman Cain 26% / 59% {-33%}
• Rick Perry 15% (29%) / 67% (58%) {-52%}

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 40% (27%) {42%} [33%] (31%) / 43% (55%) {44%} [44%] (43%) {-3%}
• Ron Paul 31% (33%) / 46% (47%) {-15%}
• Newt Gingrich 32% (18%) [16%] (19%) / 55% (66%) [63%] (62%) {-23%}
• Herman Cain 22% / 62% {-40%}
• Rick Perry 11% (15%) / 69% (69%) {-58%}

Among Men

• Newt Gingrich 44% (32%) [37%] (39%) / 49% (53%) [47%] (53%) {-5%}
• Mitt Romney 42% (44%) {46%} [42%] (44%) / 47% (42%) {42%} [37%] (43%) {-5%}
• Ron Paul 33% (36%) / 53% (48%) {-20%}
• Herman Cain 31% / 58% {-27%}
• Rick Perry 18% (31%) / 70% (57%) {-52%}

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 32% (37%) {37%} [36%] (42%) / 47% (49%) {46%} [40%] (32%) {-15%}
• Newt Gingrich 30% (25%) [28%] (32%) / 54% (60%) [48%] (40%) {-24%}
• Ron Paul 22% (26%) / 53% (54%) {-31%}
• Herman Cain 23% / 60% {-37%} 
  
• Rick Perry 13% (27%) / 64% (59%) {-51%}

Do you approve or disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance?

• Approve 45% (46%) {48%} [48%] (45%)
• Disapprove 50% (51%) {49%} [47%] (49%)

Among Moderates

• Approve 53% (64%) {59%} [73%] (62%)
• Disapprove 39% (32%) {37%} [24%] (30%)

Among Men

• Approve 43% (44%) {44%} [44%] (45%)
• Disapprove 52% (53%) {53%} [51%] (52%)

Among Women

• Approve 46% (47%) {52%} [52%] (45%)
• Disapprove 48% (50%) {45%} [42%] (46%)

Survey of 700 Florida voters was conducted November 28 - December 1, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.7 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 42% (40%) {42%} [41%] (42%) Democrat; 38% (37%) {36%} [37%] (40%) Republican; 20% (23%) {21%} [22%] (18%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 36% (32%) {30%} [30%] Moderate; 23% (27%) {23%} [26%] Somewhat conservative; 19% (14%) {17%} [16%] Somewhat liberal; 14% (16%) {20%} [21%] Very conservative; 9% (10%) {10%} [7%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted September 22-25, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted June 16-19, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 24-27, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 17-20, 2010 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: Rasmussen 2012 Republican Nomination Survey

Rasmussen 2012 GOP Nomination Poll

• Newt Gingrich 38% {14%} [10%] (9%) {5%} [6%] (9%) {9%} [11%] (13%)
• Mitt Romney 17% {23%} [29%] (24%) {18%} [22%] (33%) {17%} [24%] (20%)
• Herman Cain 8% {26%} [29%] (7%) {6%} [9%] (10%)
• Ron Paul 8% {7%} [5%] (6%) {9%} [10%] (7%) {8%} [4%] (5%)
• Rick Perry 4% {8%} [9%] (28%) {29%} [18%]
• Michele Bachmann 4% {2%} [4%] (8%) {13%} [16%] (19%)
• Rick Santorum 4% {1%} [2%] (3%) {1%} 
• Jon Huntsman 3% {2%} [2%] (2%) {1%} [2%] (2%)

Survey of 1,000 likely GOP primary voters was conducted November 30, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted November 2, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 12, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 19, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted August 15, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 28, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 14, 2011 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted April 26, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 18, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 1, 2010 are in parentheses.